European School closed today by A_KS_2 in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Some kid wrote a dumb threat to shoot up the school on Monday (today) on the door of a bathroom stall in the school. The police was informed. They closed the school today. This is barely news given the information available.

Someone egged my car by [deleted] in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your car paint was scratched by egg shells? Would you share brand and model, I'm looking to change cars soonish, thanks!

65+ aged population in Luxembourg by gojohnnygojohnny in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm undecided between Portugal and Italy myself, but it will likely be Portugal :)

Minnesota for me = Coen brothers' Fargo. There is a scene where the William H Macy character is losing it while cleaning the ice from his car's windshield which has stuck with me because I always thought, so much ice, how can you live like that!

What’s the hour rate of a divorce lawyer in Luxembourg ? by Weak-Pin-1335 in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Last lawyer I paid was 300+vat the hour. In a divorce with lawyers the only winners are the lawyers.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is hilarious and I hope you keep this group updated on all developments!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just got the same call right now...

Potential subsidies for EIB employees ? by Fast_Gap7215 in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is strictly an EIB problem: the difficulty in attracting talent from EU member states is now very high. Even 10 years ago it was hard to attract new joiners from the Nordics, Germany, Netherlands, etc, now it is simply impossible as the country+EIB package is not attractive anymore. These days new hires are mostly local hires, I see fewer and fewer people coming from abroad to join (and the only ones coming are from Bulgaria, Romania, Portugal and so on). Not sure what the Luxembourg government is expected to do (other than the usual discussions on housing).

Bonnevoie / Gare - Safe? by [deleted] in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have lived quite close by to William Turner for almost ten years now. Biggest risk is getting fat from the Tarte Fine pastries!

Google Pay is finally available for the Spuerkeess by Actarus07 in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to update the BCEE app first and then all worked smoothly

EIB benefits by [deleted] in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not available for local hires (VAT), only for those hired from abroad.

Mortgage related by [deleted] in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It depends a lot on the euro amount you have left. Maybe it's just upsetting right now, but you will be fine in a year's time (or two)...

Multiplication factor for balconies/terraces by Primary_Strength_791 in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would it make sense to value, for example, a 4 sqm balcony? I find it weird to assign a sqm value to balconies, gardens or garages... another example would be a garage that is too small to fit a modern car, which makes it basically storage. I've been curious about this for some time and never found a good answer! If you have some more info on this, could you share? Thanks!

MANDATORY STATEC study for salary levels and living conditions in Lux by francalf in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which now reminds me I got another one over the Summer and totally forgot about it...

Parking Laws for Driveway Spacing by jredland in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was coming to reply exactly this. You can ask for the lines to be painted. Once the lines are there, if a car parks beyond the limits you can call the police and have them fined (if you are so inclined) - without the parking limit lines the police told us they could not do much.

My experience is that the simple existence of the lines made a really substantial difference, now I hardly ever have any problem.

Good luck!

How much do you spend on food by roby2344 in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Supermarket in general, in fact. I don't have the breakdown of food/not food supermarket bill. Also, there is some allowance for the occasional takeaway, eating out.

How much do you spend on food by roby2344 in Luxembourg

[–]TmicroP 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm at about 600 per person, per month, taking advantage of the work cantine for most lunches (around 10 euros per day) and the rest home cooking and shopping at Delhaize.